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With a range of social factors such as the epidemic and the war in Ukraine, the supply chain for agricultural production in Australia and energy issues have also received a heavy blow. Food storage patterns have led to a rethinking of the sustainability of agricultural systems. Permaculture offers obvious benefits, with high yields and more environmentally …
Government projections show Australia is on track to cut emissions by 40 percent before the end of the decade according to the first ever Annual Climate Change Statement. Labor will fall short of their own 43 per cent emissions reduction target by 2030, but it’s an improvement on the 30 per cent reduction predicted under the …
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Two former federal agriculture ministers have called on the Crawford Fund to increase the proportion of Australia’s aid budget invested in agricultural research. Board member Joel Fitzgibbon affirmed the benefits of aid-funded international agricultural research for development, particularly in agriculture that has been hard hit by Covid-19. The funding has a clear direction, it will …
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Population growth is strongly linked to key aspects of social and economic development. Many developed countries have been experiencing replacement-level fertility for decades, leading to slow population decline and ageing. Some countries have tried to increase fertility to increase the working population. Australia’s fertility rate has also been boosted by high levels of immigration. Andrew …
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The 2020 bushfires devastated hectares of forests in regional areas across Queensland, and the wild weather and the pandemic exacerbated not only the environment, but Australians’ mental health overall. And that is how Trek2Reconnect was born. Wild Mountains will start a journey from the Border Rangers in Queensland up to Kalbarri in Western Australia to …
Organisation wants to ‘Trek2Reconnect’ across Australia Read More »
A new project proposal by Friends of the Earth was submitted today to the Western Australian government to develop a rig recycling centre. The project aims to recycle decommissioned oil and gas rigs to be scrapped for recycling in the Pilbara region. Image: Image by chumlee10 on Flickr Produced By: Eduardo Jordan Featured In Story: …
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Cooloola is a small community located around 250kms north of Brisbane. The Queensland government is in the spotlight again after the Cooloola community and First Nations people are protesting against the State’s proposed construction of eco-tourism cabins in the Cooloola National Park. Locals say the development is an attempt to commercialise nature. Image: Image by …
No eco cabins in Cooloola National Park: community Read More »
Protecting biodiversity is important, especially in Australia where we have many species of unique native flora and fauna. New research has come out stating that by 2050, the world’s wilderness areas will suffer a severe loss of biodiversity – due to climate change and land clearing. The study states that unless governments take measures to …
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